# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Monrovia (ROB)

> 15,714 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,714 km / 9,764 mi / 8,485 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 222° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 15:50 in Melbourne, it's 05:50 in Monrovia)
- **Elevation difference**: 403 ft (ROB is lower than MEL)

## Airports

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMML
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 144.840000
- Elevation: 434 ft

### [Roberts International Airport (ROB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rob-monrovia-roberts-international-airport/1ef266de-e839-6636-9e37-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monrovia, Liberia
- ICAO: GLRB
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.230000, -10.360000
- Elevation: 31 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:50 in Melbourne, it's 05:50 in Monrovia.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Roberts International Airport (ROB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rob-monrovia-roberts-international-airport/1ef266de-e839-6636-9e37-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)